The Pormi River, the largest tributary of the upper reaches of the Po River, is a large river that runs north and south. The trend from north to south allows the Pormi River to flow through most of the land in Northern Italy. Among them, the Xiao Mingqiao River, which pours into the Pormi River from Paveia, is an eternal witness to the rise and fall of Paveia.

The Xiao Mingqiao River flowed through the city of Paveya, dividing a corner of the city from most other parts. Back then, the Romans established a military fortress on the divided river bay highlands, as the outpost for the Romans to monitor the barbarian invasion in the north.

The Roman fortress still exists today. Although the entire fortress has long been erased by time, only those stubborn stones still stand on the high ground in the river berth, as if singing elegy for the glory and decline of the Roman Empire back then. However, from the ruins of the hideous rock walls, you can still hear the roar of the Roman legion shouting war horns.

Gompatti is now on the right bank of the Xiaomingqiao River not far from this fortress. He leads about 4,000 soldiers from the Northern Legion stationed here, monitoring the movements from the west at any time.

Both French and Austrian armies obviously knew about Alexander's troops entering Paveia, which made them wake up as if they were slapped hard. The emperor first offered a truce. Although it seemed a bit embarrassing, Maximian I could no longer care about anything.

Louis XII was also surprised by Alexander's actions. Although he had ordered the French troops stationed in Genoa to pay attention to the movements of Montina's army before sending troops to Alexanderia, he never expected that Alexander did not directly throw the army into the battlefield, but suddenly sent troops to Paveia, which seemed to occupy Milan in one fell swoop.

This surprised Louis XII and was both angry, so when Maximian I proposed a ceasefire to him, the King of Dharma immediately agreed.

"That Kombrey is simply a thief, a thief, and a liar." The always elegant French king used several vulgar words that he would never use normally because he was too angry. After these words were passed to the Austrians, Maximian I not only did not mock the French's rudeness, but instead felt that this time it was rare to agree with the enemy's views.

Maximian's anger towards Alexander was even stronger than Louis XII. He never expected that Count Montina would give him a knife from behind at this time. Although the Montina people have only occupied Paveia now, everyone knows that as the gate of Milan, Paveia's fall actually means that Milan will fall in the hands of others again.

The subsequent declaration of Alexander also made Maximian unbearable. For many years, he has claimed to be the protector of Italian city-states, and the title of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire made him regard Italy as his natural sphere of influence.

But now Alexander publicly announced his protection of the two regions as the monarch of Romagna and Tuscany, which made Maximian I unable to bear it.

But when the emperor was furious and wanted to teach the "arrogant Sicilian boy" a lesson, he suddenly realized that the army he used to teach his opponent was recruited by the funds provided by the other party.

This was really a bit embarrassing. The emperor was angry and attracted his chief palace minister. After complaining to Kotschach, Maximian angrily questioned Kotschach how to solve this problem.

Cotschach had always been very obedient, or could be said to listen indifferently. It was not until the emperor asked him that he thought for a moment and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, maybe we can send someone to talk to Count Montina. You know that his father-in-law is the cardinal, and the cardinal is very close to you now, so I think we should first understand whether Count Montina's actions have anything to do with the cardinal."

"Preface, you should know that his father-in-law is more than that," the emperor said with a little sarcastic sarcastic "If you say it, maybe I should doubt whether this has something to do with the Pope, after all, Bogia is fighting with the French now."

The emperor said, walking around the room in anger. His eyes, which were not big but quite smart, were restlessly turned back and forth. He always habitually rubbed his hands, which were slightly sharp and sharp, were covered with crisp, hard and white smudge that had become due to the cold.

"But your Majesty, negotiation is necessary, and it is obviously the most unwise choice to have conflicts with the Montina people at this time."

Kotschach did not appear timid because of the emperor's anger. He knew very well that Maximian was in the current situation. After all, after a series of battles with the French, the Austrian army had reached a point of exhaustion. Although the French on the opposite side were actually not much better, the French still occupied Genoa after all, which meant that the initiative was actually in the hands of the French. At least for them, the worst was to withdraw back to France from the sea.

For Maximian, the so-called sovereignty over Italy certainly gave him a significant influence on this region, but this right also deeply restrained him. No matter what difficulties he faced, he could not retreat. Once he faced such a situation, in order to maintain his name as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he had to respond, but now he obviously felt restricted.

"Then it's you?" The emperor looked at Cotschach. Although he felt that the Chief Palace minister had come forward so quickly and there was no room for more maneuvering in the negotiations, he could not think of any more suitable. "Go and have a good talk with that Gombre and tell him that I can accept his request as the lord of Romagna and Tuscany, but he must withdraw from Paveya. In addition, his army must follow my orders and join the camp against the French, instead of making peace with France as before."

Listening to the conditions proposed by the emperor, Kotschach just listened silently. He actually did not think that Alexander agreed to these conditions, but at this time he could only come forward to negotiate first to know what to do next.

While sending Kotschach as an envoy to negotiate with Alexander, Maximian I mobilized the army to advance towards Turin. After signing the agreement for a temporary armistice, Louis XII generously gave up a way to the Austrian army, allowing the Austrian army to retreat from Alexandria to Turin.

Louis XII was not worried that the Austrians would get the supplies they needed after returning to Turin, because he knew that the military rations and materials stored in Turin were not enough to provide enough supplies to nearly 50,000 armies. If they wanted to solve the current problems, they had to continue to move towards Milan.

But now it seems that Milan is ready for Alexander, which makes Louis XII look forward to what is about to happen.

For the Paveya people, the so-called Paveya Declaration did not have any impact on them. The rich people in the city were still surrounded by a wealthy life, and the civilians were still able to live a decent life. The life of the peasants outside the city was obviously more difficult, but because of the wealth of Lombardy, it was obviously much better than that of other places.

The Paveyas do not think that there is anything uncomfortable to change a new lord. After all, they have been accustomed to being vassals over the years as the change of Milan masters ushered in the rule of one new family after another. In this regard, both Paveya and Piacenza citizens seem a bit too casual compared to the Pisa people.

But this is certainly not a bad thing for Alexander, especially when he decided to move Paveya University to Pisa as a whole, he couldn't help but be even more grateful that the people in this city were not so backbone.

"Actually, don't think so," listening to Ofulei's report, Alexander corrected the contempt that the marching captain showed because of the people in the city's calm attitude. "You must know that for them they are not Milanese, Paveya is their city and hometown. In their eyes, Sforza and Gombre are actually no difference, they are just occupiers."

"You may be talking about it, but the people of this city really don't care at all about who will rule them. Perhaps in their eyes a ruler is not as interested as the pattern on the gold coins."

Seeing Ofulei take out a Ladia gold coin and fiddle with it, Alexander just chuckled.

When Alexander saw someone using Ladia gold coins in the Paveya market, he felt relieved. Although it was not long, the Ladia gold coins market expanded at an astonishing speed.

This is mainly due to the rapid implementation in the Lowlands and Switzerland, the rapid erosion of the Port of Rotterdam's trade share of Amsterdam's ports, and the convenience of the traders in the Swiss War, Ladia developed rapidly in these places, with its momentum even faster than those port cities controlled by the Trade Alliance, mainly because of the desolation of the markets after the war and the surprisingly huge trade potential displayed by the Lowlands.

This potential has not only spread from Flanders and other places to the northern coast of Europe, but has even begun to penetrate into the inland European countries.

The emergence of Ladia gold coins in Paveia is a proof of this infiltration, which makes Alexander sometimes even feel that he may not need military and weapons, and he can become the king of the European continent.

But of course this is just a random thought when you are idle. Alexander knows very well that the ending of only wealth but no army is like Fuger.

In fact, even without Alexander, the Fuger family's final outcome was not good. Although they used money to support Maximian's grandson Charles V to become the Roman emperor in the future, they were eventually squeezed out the last bit of oil by the greedy Charles V, and the entire family was in a slump and gradually declined.

"How is Paveya University?" Alexander didn't want to continue the topic of whether the Paveya people had integrity. Paveya was just one of the stops of the road he was going to take. For him, the whole Paveya City was not as important as a corner of that university. "You must know that we don't have much time, maybe in three months, or even less, we must get rid of these troubles."

Alexander's words surprised Ofulei a little. He knew that Alexander's so-called escape was to solve the Lombardy problem in such a short time, which made Ofulei a little worried.

"Sir, maybe the French will attack us, and even the Austrians may be," Ofulei said his thoughts that he had been worried about. "Milan is too important to them. If we continue to march towards Milan, we may be hit by them at the same time."

"So we won't go to Milan," Alexander smiled softly, and saw Ofulei's face showing surprise. He waved his hand slightly and signaled Ofulei to follow him to a map. "Our army is stationed in Paveia, and then I want you to occupy this place after completing the relocation of Paveia University."

Alexander's hand was slightly on a location on the map. Looking at the sign above, Ofulei was stunned: "Meng

"Yes," Alexander tapped his finger twice in the place marked with Monza. Looking at Ofulei's puzzled expression, Alexander whispered, "Monce is more important to us than Milan, at least for us now, because a Milan ruled by Sforza can make everyone unable to stop."

Ofulei looked at the map with some confusion. He didn't understand Alexander's intention for a moment. This was obviously a bad sign for him. As the marching captain, he must understand the earl's intentions more clearly than anyone else, otherwise it would be difficult to clearly execute the orders given by the earl.

"Milan is a huge bait," Alexander explained his plan to Ofulei, which was the first time he had explained his entire Lombardy plan to others in a complete manner except Ruosha. "Pavia and Monza are the two gates in the north and south of Milan. Now we have opened the gate to the south, and then all I have to do is open another door so that Milan can be completely under my control, rather than directly occupying the city." Seeing Ofulei, it seems that he has gradually understood that Alexander exhaled, "The French have been to occupy Milan, and the French have also done it. They all yearn for occupying this rich city, but once occupied Milan becomes their burden. As long as they think about how many troops they have lost around Milan, you can know that this city is like a bottomless pit, constantly devouring life."

Ofulei licked his lips. He knew that Alexander was right. From the earlier Charles VII to the present day Louis XII, the two consecutive French kings invaded Italy were the primary task of occupying Milan.

In particular, Louis XII set his target on Milan from the beginning, and then surrounded Milan, France and Austria fought from the fall of 1499 to the present day.

"But sir, don't we occupy Milan?" Ofulei said and licked his lips again. He had heard too much about Milan's wealth. The charm of this most heart-wrenching city in Lombardy, known for its fertility, is too great. If Rome is intoxicated by power, then Milan is fascinating because of its wealth.

"Of course we have to have Milan," Alexander said, as his finger seemed to point out at Monza's location on the map intentionally or unintentionally. "But before that, we have to wait a moment. We must know that since Milan is such a sweet bait, we can use it to lure more people into this vortex."

Ofulei's eyes lit up, and at this time he finally understood Alexander's purpose. At the same time, while he was excited about the count's thoughts, he could not help but worry.

"Sir, do you think they will take the bait?" Ofulei asked in confusion. "Maybe they are not stupid, at least Louis is smart."

When Ofulei said this, he remembered the Northern Legion that was defeated not long ago. This was the first time that Montina's army had suffered a defeat. Just think about the annoyed look of Gompatti after hearing that he had lost so many artillery pieces, Ofulei couldn't help but feel a little worried about Alexander's plan.

Alexander obviously disregarded Ofulei's concern. He tapped Milan on the map with his finger, with a strange smile on his face: "Tell me Ofulei, if you were facing a girl who was like an unprepared girl, and who had enjoyed her city not long ago, would you be able to bear it?"

Ofulei paused. He wanted to say that he might be more careful, but he couldn't say anything when he was at the mouth. Thinking about how he was licking his lips to occupy Milan just now, Ofulei began to feel that he didn't know if he could calm down if there was such an opportunity.

At this time, Alexander had continued: "Don't forget that for the emperor, Milan's gains and losses meant the sovereignty of his Roman city-state. This is the reason why the emperor knew that all his troops should not be wasted in this city, but he could not refuse to seize it. This is equally important to Louis. He needed to declare his rule over Lombardy by occupying Milan, so this war was inevitable."

Ofulei listened quietly. Although he didn't understand many things very well, he at least had a clear understanding of the Count's intentions for Milan, which was enough. As for the Count's plan for the entire Lombardy, Ofulei was not so interested, because he thought it should be Uriu or Groggenin's business.

"But before that, I want you to move the entire Paveya University to Pisa without any loss," Alexander reiterated his previous order "must be intact. If necessary, more troops can be mobilized to protect the migration of the university. Remember this is more important than winning a battle."

Listening to Alexander's solemn advice, Ofulei's face was filled with a strange look. He pondered for a moment, as if he was thinking about whether he should say it, but after considering it, he still spoke: "Sir, we may be in some trouble."

"Trouble? What is it? Is anyone unwilling to move?" Seeing Ofulei's helpless look, Alexander's face sank rarely. "Who is it? Do you have no choice? Although I have repeatedly ordered that everyone in the university be prohibited from being rude to treat everyone in the university, this does not include those who wantonly refuse to move."

"But the other party is too stubborn, we don't know how to deal with her..."

"I don't know how to deal with it. Let me tell you, cut off their water source, cut off their firewood and coal, and prohibit anyone from delivering food to them. You must know that this method must work. After all, someone has already proved that this should be done to deal with that kind of stubborn nail household." Alexander, who instantly transformed into the demolition captain, tried to give his beloved general trouble, until he suddenly remembered something, "Wait, what did you say just now? She?"
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